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The Big Departure (1972) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1972 · 71 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Martial Raysse
- Starring
- Sterling Hayden, Anne Wiazemsky, Jackie Raynal, Lucienne Hamon, Okacha Touita, Alexandre Raysse
Martial Raysse’s only feature film embraces an avant‑garde spirit, abandoning conventional narrative for an improvised, dream‑like romp. A cat‑man hijacks a car, picks up a young girl, and promises to take her to “Heaven.” The journey leads to a surreal chateau inhabited by animal‑mask‑wearing eccentrics, filmed in reversed colors and text.
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